Who We Are

The San Luis Valley Healthcare Coalition (SLVHCC) is a collaborative of health care organizations, providers, public health departments, emergency medical services, emergency management agencies, and community partners working together to enhance regional preparedness and response capabilities.

SLVHCC promotes, develops, and works to enhance regional coordination for medical and public health system preparedness, response, and recovery.

Mission

The San Luis Valley Healthcare Coalition exists to manage major surges in healthcare needs brought about by either an event that results in large numbers of people seeking healthcare services or an event that drastically reduces the availability of healthcare services.

Purpose

The purpose of the SLVHCC is to develop a coordinated and effective medical and public health system response to medical surge events through:

• Effective information sharing and situational awareness

• Strategic acquisition and management of resources

• Identification and mitigation of key capability and capacity gaps

• Collaborative prevention, mitigation, preparedness, response and recovery activities.